stopover

[ stop-oh-ver ]

/ ˈstɒpˌoʊ vər /

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noun

a brief stop in the course of a journey, as to eat, sleep, or visit friends.

such a stop made with the privilege of proceeding later on the ticket originally issued.

RELATED WORDS

delay, pause, stop, halt, breather

Nearby words

Origin of stopover

First recorded in 1860–65; noun use of verb phrase stop over

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Examples from the Web for stopover

What was once just a stopover point quickly became a destination in its own right.
The Lost Libraries of the Sahara‬|Nina Strochlic|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a stopover in Paris—she briefly worked as a subway busker, singing in Arabic for tips—Grout returned to Morocco.
Boston Irish Girl Jennifer Grout Is The Unexpected Star Of ‘Arabs Got Talent’|Michael Pizzi|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The cluster of 770 islands lying 300 miles off South America once served as a stopover for whale and seal hunters.
The Falklands, Always Contested, Inspire Fresh English-Argentine Squabble|Mac Margolis|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Does your holiday travel include a stopover at an airport from hell?
Airports From Hell, 2010|The Daily Beast|November 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Obama hugged Giannoulias at the president's stopover in Quincy, Illinois Wednesday.
Obama's Awkward Homecoming|Richard Wolffe, Samuel P. Jacobs|April 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Almost all towns have stopover books nowadays, and a good thing, too.
Stopover|William Gerken
Stopover at Sanger may be obtained without extra charge; stage fare to Park, round trip, $8.00.
Your National Parks|Enos A. Mills
Her stopover seemed quite extended already, for a casual visit in the course of a routine patrol cruise.
Industrial Revolution|Poul William Anderson
She had learned that the tickets permitted a stopover in Vienna.
The Slim Princess|George Ade
We are bound for San Francisco, with a stopover at Nagasaki.
At the Fall of Port Arthur|Edward Stratemeyer

British Dictionary definitions for stopover

stopover

/ (ˈstɒpˌəʊvə) /

noun

a stopping place on a journey

verb stop over

(intr, adverb) to make a stopover

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Word Origin and History for stopover

stopover

1881, from stop + over.